Ancient Ennui #205 - Deal Model G Auto Runabout

[Otto Puzzell]

Is it a Bendix High Wheeler circa 1909?

No

[ftg3plus4]

Was the company making cars as of 1905?

[Otto Puzzell]

No

[ftg3plus4]

Clark from Lansing, MI?

[Otto Puzzell]

No sir

[ftg3plus4]

From Detroit or elsewhere?

[Otto Puzzell]

Yes











































Not from Detroit

[ftg3plus4]

Fuller?

[Otto Puzzell]

Not Fuller

[ftg3plus4]

Well, my list of potential makes has gotten narrowed down to the point that nothing seems to be left.

Would I be correct in assuming that high-wheelers like this were not the company's main automotive product?

[Otto Puzzell]

Subsequent products were slightly more modern in configuration and appearance. But not too modern.

[ftg3plus4]

Whiting??

[Otto Puzzell]

Not that one.

[Otto Puzzell]

Up to the Professionals

[Tackitt]

I found a car made in Jonesville, Michigan.  Is it a Deal?   From Wiki: "The Deal was an automobile manufactured in Jonesville, Michigan by the Deal Motor Vehicle Company from 1905-11. The vehicle was a small four-seater motor buggy that had solid rubber tires"

[ftg3plus4]

I might have mentioned that one except that the answer to my question "Was the company making cars as of 1905?" was "No."

[Paul Jaray]

Ok, time to solve this.
From Michigan, not from Detroit (282 makers), active less than 10 years in cars and after 1905...let's start:
from Grand Rapids (29)?

[RayTheRat]

I found an image of the car in question, but the information about the company doesn't meet the criteria you've listed.  The company was in business from 1905-1911, according to 2 sources and the town listed isn't Grand Rapids.

What I found was a 1905 Deal built in Jonesville, Mi.  Maybe the site I found it on is incorrect.  I don't know.

RtR

[Otto Puzzell]

I found a car made in Jonesville, Michigan.  Is it a Deal?   From Wiki: "The Deal was an automobile manufactured in Jonesville, Michigan by the Deal Motor Vehicle Company from 1905-11. The vehicle was a small four-seater motor buggy that had solid rubber tires"

Yes, it's a Deal. My source indicates automobile construction commenced in 1908.

I'll need the model designation to close this one out. 

[Tackitt]

Model G according to MotorCities National Heritage website. Also found some awesome pictures of Jonesville area real estate. Looks worth exploring by itself.